The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has commenced a strategic reset of the Nigerian Content Consultative Forum (NCCF), a key platform for facilitating information sharing and collaboration among key industry stakeholders and proposing interventions and policy changes. The goal of the reset is to deliver high-impact Nigerian content outcomes.
At a two-day retreat and first half of the 2026 Steering Committee Meeting of the NCCF, the Board underscored the need for a clear, actionable roadmap to reposition the forum as a more effective driver of in-country capacity development in the oil and gas sector.
Declaring the retreat open, the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Felix Ogbe described the session as a “defining moment” in the evolution of the NCCF, noting that while the forum had recorded steady growth since its inception, a more deliberate and strategic direction had become imperative.
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“The NCCF began as a vision, modest in structure but bold in intent. Today, we can confidently say that this baby has grown, nurtured by your dedication, strengthened by collaboration and sustained by our shared commitment to advancing Nigerian content,” he said.
Represented by the Acting Director, Planning, Research and Statistics at NCDMB, the NCDMB boss stressed that progress must now be matched with intentional planning, urging stakeholders to focus on long-term impact.
“This retreat is not just another meeting; it is a defining moment. We are here to reflect, interrogate our current realities and chart a clearer, more strategic path forward for the NCCF,” he added.
He highlighted the baseline study conducted by a firm, Ernest & Young as a critical tool for benchmarking the forum against global best practices, identifying gaps and repositioning it for greater relevance. He noted, however, that transformation would depend on people, not just frameworks.
“The success of the framework, policy guidelines and roadmap we seek to develop will depend on the quality of our engagement, the sincerity of our contributions and our willingness to think beyond silos,” Ogbe stated, urging participants to be deliberate, constructive and bold in their deliberations.
